pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
classified information; top secret
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
opinion; intention; thought
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
drama; theatre; theater; play
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
ten-year-old; ten year old
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce